de Mandeville family

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The de Mandeville family was a prominent Anglo-Norman noble lineage that held the Earldom of Essex and significant lands and influence in medieval England.

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de Mandeville family canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman noble family
medieval English noble house
associatedCastle Pleshey Castle
Walden Castle
associatedReligiousHouse Hurley Priory
Walden Abbey
coatOfArms Quarterly or and gules, an escarbuncle sable
country Kingdom of England
ethnicOrigin Norman
extinctionOfMainLine 13th century
feudalStatus major baronial family
heldOffice Sheriff of Essex
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of Middlesex
heldTitle Constable of the Tower of London
Earl of Essex
influentialDuring The Anarchy
landholdings Cambridgeshire
Essex
Hertfordshire
London
linked to: London, England

Middlesex
linked to: County of Middlesex

Normandy
Northamptonshire
languageOfFamilyName Norman French
nameMeaning of Mandeville (from the Norman toponym)
notableEstate Pleshey
linked to: Pleshey Castle

Saffron Walden
Walden
notableMember Beatrice de Mandeville
Geoffrey de Mandeville I
Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex
Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex
Maud de Mandeville
William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex
notableTitleHeld Earl of Essex
originatesFrom Mandeville in Normandy
politicalAlignment sometimes opposed King Stephen of England
supporters of Empress Matilda
region Essex
London
linked to: London, England

Middlesex
linked to: County of Middlesex
roseToProminenceDuring reign of Henry I of England
socialClass high nobility
timePeriod 11th century
12th century
13th century
titleExtinct Earldom of Essex (first creation)
linked to: earldom of Essex

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Matilda FitzHerbert aristocraticConnections de Mandeville family
Aveline de Clare spouseNobleFamily de Mandeville family
Barony of Mandeville associatedWith de Mandeville family
Barony of Mandeville notableFamily de Mandeville family
Barony of Mandeville powerBaseFor de Mandeville family
Lord of Mandeville associatedWith de Mandeville family
Lord of Mandeville nobleFamily de Mandeville family